Low-cost, reliable electricity from coal powers households and businesses across America. Regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency, however, will jeopardize our access to affordable power and will cause electricity prices to skyrocket.

What Does EPA's Plan Mean to Your Home State?

Coal is one of this nation's dominant sources of energy. Click on your state to see its electricity portfolio, how it's affected by energy policy, and the people raising their voices to protect affordable coal-based electricity.

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Alabama

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

27%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

27%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

27%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

19%

“My husband’s work as a miner has supported our family and shown others coal’s value as a resource. We need it in our daily lives. If we don’t support coal, then what’s going to keep millions of Americans with light and heat?” – Toni W.

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Arkansas

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

39%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

44%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

26%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

20%

“We all understand that coal is the most reliable, economical, electric power available to consumers. Many either do not understand or choose to ignore that wind and solar are subsidized by taxpayers and are neither reliable nor economic sources of power.” – Gary B.

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Colorado

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

60%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

35%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

37%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

31%

“I will have to cut back on the food to run the oxygen machines my husband and I use. We are on Social Security and can barely afford the electric bill now. This administration has put such a burden on us.” – Peggie M.

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District of Columbia

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

Florida

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

18%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

38%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

15%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

11%

“I am widowed, just retired, and on a fixed income like many of my friends. We CANNOT afford an increase in electric! Everything else is also increasing – where does it stop for the elderly?” – Michelle H.

Georgia

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

29%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

44%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

22%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

17%

“Affordable power enables people to buy food, necessary medications, and prevent both heatstroke and freezing. I speak as a Registered Nurse who has already witnessed this – and these extra increases haven’t even happened yet. If they do, harm WILL occur to many of our poor.” – Shirley S.

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Indiana

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

75%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

20%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

25%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

20%

“I applaud efforts to provide America with affordable electrical power. It means a better life for everyone, especially the poor. I am a Purdue Engineering and Technology graduate…and much progress has been made to achieve excellent air quality in the United States. Current efforts to eliminate the use of coal as a dependable method to provide electricity are unproductive.” – Dennis G.

Iowa

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

53%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

16%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

40%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

33%

“I am a husband, father of three and US Navy veteran that has worked in the power industry for 27 years. I currently work in a coal burning power plant with all the up to date environmental controls. We supply power to 675,000 homes and I am very proud of the work I do. Myself and my coworkers are very worried about EPA regulations. I work with 125 men and women that would stand to lose good paying jobs and millions stand to lose affordable power.” – Tom C.

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Kentucky

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

87%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

18%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

35%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

25%

“Kentucky has some of the lowest electric rates in the country. In Eastern Kentucky, coal mines have always been the major industry for of families to make a living, but a lot of our miners are losing their jobs. We can’t just sit back and let people like Obama and Clinton eliminate affordable power and destroy the lives of all these hard workers. I pray our government wakes up and realizes they are destroying the American way of life.” – Alice B.

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Maryland

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

38%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

37%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

12%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

9%

“Affordable power means I can stay warm. I’m on Social Security and already cringe when I get my electric bill. How are we – the poor – going to afford electricity if coal is taken away? I wish EPA would consider the elderly, young and poverty stricken – we are not made of money and can barely afford to live now.” – Rebecca R.

North Carolina

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

31%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

51%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

16%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

12%

“These are already hard times. A 12% increase would be devastating. My family is already living on a stretched budget and can’t take any more hits. And if power goes up for me it goes up for businesses, which in turn will drive up prices on products and services. It’s not just one part of my life – it will have a domino effect on everything and be hard to live with.” – Joseph W.

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Ohio

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

59%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

28%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

21%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

15%

“Coal supports the livelihoods of tens of thousands of families…provides affordable power for millions and fuels jobs in the manufacturing sector. Our coal industry is vital to the economy of the United States and the American people – end of discussion.” – Duane T.

Oklahoma

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

33%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

35%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

30%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

23%

“Affordable power means my family won’t ask: do we eat or do we have power? There are months when our bill is so high, we have to cut back on what we spend on food. It’s hard to make that decision.” – Sherry D.

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Tennessee

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

41%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

39%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

20%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

15%

“I am raising my three granddaughters. Money is tight and at times it just isn’t there. Coal is the the number one heat source and is what keeps our bills affordable. The American people deserve the choice to power their homes with clean coal.” – Karen T.

Vermont

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Virginia

Percentage of Electricity Generated by Coal

21%

CO2 Emission Rate Reduction for 2030 Target Relative to 2012 Rate

38%

Peak Year Electricity Price Increase

20%

Average Annual Electricity Price Increase

14%

“As a disabled veteran and a senior citizen, I am on a fixed income with no raises in sight. Trying to pay bills when everything continues to go up except your pay is a struggle. Affordable power therefore means more to me than you can imagine, as it does to many people in my same situation. What Obama is doing is wrong and should be stopped.” – Robert L.

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